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FRANKENJURA · LIMESTONE

Krottenseer Turm (Waldkopf) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp7°C
Wind9 km/h
Gusts14 km/h
Humidity82.5%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts14 km/h
Humidity76%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
10:00 7° dry 9 — 82.5%
11:00 7° dry 9 — 79.2%
12:00 7° dry 9 — 76.8%
13:00 8° dry 10 — 74.1%
14:00 8° dry 9 — 72.5%
15:00 8° dry 11 — 72%
16:00 8° dry 10 — 74.1%
17:00 7° dry 9 — 76.9%
18:00 6° dry 8 — 83.5%
19:00 5° dry 9 — 89.6%
20:00 4° dry 10 — 93.9%
21:00 4° dry 10 — 96.8%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind12 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 3° dry 9 — 97.6%
07:00 2° dry 9 — 97.5%
08:00 3° dry 11 — 96.6%
09:00 5° dry 14 — 87.7%
10:00 6° dry 17 — 79.8%
11:00 7° dry 15 — 70.8%
12:00 8° dry 13 — 65.1%
13:00 8° dry 12 — 63.8%
14:00 8° dry 11 — 59.9%
15:00 8° dry 11 — 58.6%
16:00 7° dry 8 — 60.4%
17:00 6° dry 9 — 69.1%
18:00 5° dry 11 — 70.7%
19:00 4° dry 9 — 72.8%
20:00 4° dry 7 — 74.3%
21:00 4° dry 7 — 78.1%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 0° dry 5 — 97.1%
07:00 -1° dry 5 — 97%
08:00 1° dry 7 — 95.5%
09:00 3° dry 7 — 88.1%
10:00 5° dry 7 — 80.1%
11:00 6° dry 8 — 64.5%
12:00 6° dry 7 — 60.1%
13:00 7° dry 7 — 59.2%
14:00 7° dry 8 — 58.1%
15:00 6° dry 8 — 58.8%
16:00 6° dry 7 — 62.2%
17:00 4° dry 7 — 72.8%
18:00 3° dry 8 — 75.8%
19:00 3° dry 9 — 77.8%
20:00 2° dry 9 — 80.4%
21:00 1° dry 9 — 86.1%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp6°C
Raindry
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity63%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 1° dry 12 — 90%
13:00 6° dry 19 — 62.6%
19:00 5° dry 14 — 70.9%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity65%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 4° dry 12 — 90%
13:00 7° dry 20 — 65.2%
19:00 5° dry 16 — 74.5%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 1° dry 17 — 92.5%
13:00 7° dry 16 — 58.6%
19:00 2° dry 16 — 73.8%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp8°C
Raindry
Wind16 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity51%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 0° dry 17 — 77.4%
13:00 8° dry 16 — 50.7%
19:00 3° dry 15 — 66.9%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp7°C
Raindry
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity58%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
07:00 -1° dry 12 — 83.6%
13:00 7° dry 10 — 57.6%
19:00 1° dry 11 — 89.3%

About Krottenseer Turm (Waldkopf)

Rock is compact Jurassic Frankendolomit — climbers universally call it limestone. The tower and the wider Waldkopf crag next to it sit in a dense wooded valley at 492m; both faces are steep to overhanging, so surface rain sheds fast, but the wooded floor keeps humidity high after prolonged wet spells. Approach from Neuhaus toward Krottensee, then 1.2km beyond Maximiliansgrotte. The most famous small tower in world climbing — a pilgrimage.

Region
Frankenjura
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
492m
Exposure
low
Seepage
low

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